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Lincoln and Hamlin campaign flag
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 17 1/4 in x 27 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0031
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
Lincoln and Hamlin cloth flag features a large field printed with thirteen red and white stripes and a smaller blue field in the top proper right corner with thirty-three white stars arranged in two rings with one large star in each corner and one large star in the center. "For President, Abraham Lincoln; For Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin" is printed in blue ink on the proper left side. This flag was used during the presidential campaign of 1860. For more information on campaign flags in this collection, see "Lincoln Lore" Number 1522, December 1964. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
